We learned back in November 2020 that the Sasaki and Miyano manga from Sho Harusono that it was getting a TV anime adaptation that debuted with a January 9th, 2022 premiere. We learned at the end of that season that more was coming and it’s now been revealed to be a feature film. the film, going under the subtitled of Graduation Chapter, is set for a 2023 debut and will come with a short attached with it for the Hirano and Kagiura spinoff manga of theirs.
Shinji Ishihara is directing with Takahiro Ueno assisting based on the series composition by Yoshiko Nakamura. Maki Fuji is adapting the characters with Studio DEEN handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Yusuke Shirai as Shūmei Sasaki
- Sōma Saitō as Yoshikazu Miyano
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Taiga Hirano
- Yūki Ono as Jirō Ogasawara
- Yūma Uchida as Masato Hanzawa
- Ryohei Arai as Tasuku Kuresawa
- Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Gonsaburō Tashiro
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"Sasaki and Miyano" will be on movie screens in 2023!https://t.co/FJ0RYofBVZ pic.twitter.com/JCknYG1sWC
— 【公式】映画「佐々木と宮野─卒業編─」 (@sasamiya_anime) July 10, 2022
Miracle Chimpanzee is handling the opening with “Mabataki” while Yusueki Shirai and Soma Saito as the series leads will sing the ending theme song “Ichigo Sunset” as their characters.
The manga from Sho Harusono began in 2016 on pixiv and is published in print by Kadokawa with seven volumes out as of November 2020. It’s produced a novelization and a spin-off manga as well. The manga saw an OAD bundled with its ninth volume that’s set to come out on July 27th, 2022. It’ll feature a story drafted by original creator Harusono for it.
The manga has been licensed previously by Yen Press.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Miyano spends his days peacefully reading Boys’ Love comics and worrying about how girly his face is—until a chance encounter leads to a scuffle with his senior Sasaki. Intrigued by his feisty junior Miyano, delinquent Sasaki uses every opportunity he can to get closer…
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